Thrashing machine



Oct. 28, 1930. I HUMBKE 1,779,705

THRASHING MACHINE Filed Feb. 29. 1928 v 35 on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Patented Oct. 28, 1 930 7 t-ii ;z;

DETRICH nit-NEST HUMIBKE, or wETAsxiwm; enisnnriijenivnnm F THRAsnINGuliqnI ivn 4 Application filed February 29, 1928, Serial noij'asvgsayarid can ss a,,119 g;;

This invention relates to improvements in thrashing machines and moreparticularly to an improved foldable divide board for thrashingmachines, andthe objects of the 1nvention are to provide a simplyconstructed and durable divide board adapted to fit in the centre ofthefeeder ofa thrashing ma chine.

Under existing conditions it requires two individuals to place thedivide board in position in the feeder, one climbing to the top of i theseparator and another standing at the front of the feeder. W'ith myinvention this 1 duplication and consequentwaste of tlme and 5 labour iseliminated, the divide board being placed in position simultaneouslywith the feeder in one operation.

With the foregoing and other objects the novel features of the inventioninclude-a divide board formed with a hinged section co- I ,ordinatingwiththe hinged section of the feeder and operable therewith whereby theI divide board is simultaneously placed in po-' sition with the feeder.

5 Referring nowto the drawings in which like characters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a thrashing machine showingthe feeder and, a the divide board partially broken away and in dottedlines in foldedposition,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1. Figure 3 is anenlargedsectional detail of the hinged connection of the divide board,

Figure 4 is an enlarged section on the line H of Figure 1.

Fig. 5is a'fragmentary side elevation of the divide board in openposition.

"Referring now more particularly to the drawings in which a preferredexample of I my invention is disclosed, A indicates a portion of athrashing machine of well known construction and 10 a feeder also ofwell a known construction and formed in two sections Hand 12 hingedlyconnected to one another as at 13. Centrally and longitudinally of thefeeder is the essential feature of V 'my invention, namely, the divideboard 14: formed in two sections 15 and 16, thesection 1'6ibeingctanatatsa17 a tliefrofd T18 bolted t theframe as at'19' and the section15 being hinged as atPQO' with: ahinge- 21 pro? .videc'l'with' a-lap 22t'o p-reventanythingfem secured to 'the;'dividerfboartl; and extending us pe -housing. membersa s secured ts one end of thexfs'e'ction 16" andis adapted to extend over thetop and partiau' down' either Y sidethereof, to; meet the chann el ,men1ber when in closed position,andisformed with a protruding portion which is adapted to house the, endofthe section 16 when the divide board-is in closed position thusensuring a completely encased joint. Y

A plate 23 engaging on each side of both with the hinge 21 is provided.This plate is adapted to rigidly hold the divide board se-' --curely inoperative position. In the outer end of the divide board is a slot 24:and on the outer end of the feeder is a forked member 25 for the divideboard to rest in by means of a bolt 26 extending through the forkedmember into the slot 24 to retain the hinged sections of the divideboardand associated Y section 15 of'the divide board and the divideboard together when swung intolposition, as illustrated in dotted linesin Figure 1, when both sections may be hooked up to the thrash ingmachine as at'27.

It 'will'thus be seen that when the feeder is placed inpositionthat'thedivideboardwill {5 j avoiding all extratrouble while, atthe same time ensuring more etficient operation of the device. V As manychanges could be made "in the simultaneously be placed in position thus;

above construction and many apparently .widely different embodimentsofmy inven'-' tion, within the scope of the claim, con-- structed withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope thereof, it is'intended that allmatter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall beinterpreted asillusthe combination with a foldable feeder pro- I videdwith a frame, of a divide boardformed of QY sec i ns; a rig ly meunted ie ion and a m yable septiqn, adaptedto' be con 1 nected by a hinge,saidhinge Comprising a skeleton channel member adapted to partiallyenease the; endslfof the sections each endof. I

said'channel member being pivotally connected to a reinforcing U shapedstrafimember rigidly segured to the divide board on either side ofthejmeeting endsof the two v 'i v I i se ion ea d U; haped strap,membersexending around the WP an sides of ither Seq i n; a L s ap d h mng m mber secure teone endoi he moveeb s ct n and form with Po on. pr trgt refrom, aid protruding por ion being adap to use @hemeeang end ei ther gidly mounted se tien when in Wor n positi n, t e pposi e end o the mveab e t o ing pro ided w th a slot, ar'ferk dm mbe baring a bolt extendn 'therethr-oughen adapt dftovslid in said slo ei gforked memb r b ingrigi ly Se ed to the ie der where y, 1 th fee er being swung in op ret ver fo edfpo tibl iillfld i'i board is similarly swung,

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